Phoenix Suns 2010-11 Media Guide - NBA Media Central

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Season
RECORD
Due to a flood of injuries to such key players as James Edwards, Rick
Robey and Paul Westphal, Suns Head Coach John MacLeod was forced to 41-41
juggle his starters, searching for a consistency that did not materialize until
late in the season.
The Suns struggled on the road. Only their fine home court record (31-10) kept them in
the playoff race until the late stages of the season, when they put together six-straight
wins, their longest winning streak of the season.
Walter Davis returned to the Western Conference All-Star squad and Larry Nance won
the NBA Slam Dunk Championship in Denver.
The Suns saved their most remarkable performances for the playoffs. They defeated Portland
in a hard-fought five-game first-round series, winning the fifth and deciding game on the
Trail Blazers’ home court. They proceeded to upend Midwest Division Champion Utah in six
games in the next round, highlighted by a remarkable 111-110 overtime win in Game 4 at
the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Suns then took on the L.A. Lakers in the Western
Conference Finals. The Suns pushed the talented Lakers to six games, defeating them
135-127 in overtime in Game 3 in Phoenix and staving off elimination with a 126-121
upset win in Los Angeles with a dogged performance in Game 5. The Suns were finally
eliminated in Game 6, but only when their final shot didn’t connect in a 99-97 nail-biter.
FRONT ROW: Head Coach John MacLeod, Trainer Joe Proski, Paul Westphal, Rod Foster, Kyle Macy, Assistant
Coach John Wetzel, Assistant Coach Al Bianchi.
BACK ROW: Walter Davis, Charles Pittman, Alvan Adams, Larry Nance, James Edwards, Rick Robey, Maurice
Lucas, Mike Sanders, Alvin Scott.